Information transmitting device, information acquiring terminal, and information distributing system

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transmitting device which can transmit information through a network by using a powerless processor and insufficient storage capacity, and an information distributing system provided with the information transmitting device. The status describing unit 13 of the information transmitting device 1 produces a sentence written in natural language on the basis of the status information stored in the status storage unit 12 in response to the trigger signal from the application executing unit 11 , produces a status abstract written in a markup language by marking the sentence, and stores the status abstract in the data holding unit 14 . The transmission server unit 16 transmits the status abstract stored in the data holding unit 14 in response to a data transmission request received from the information acquiring terminal 2 through the network connecting unit 15.

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         22 . An information transmitting device, comprising:
 a status storage unit operable to store status information indicating a status of an appliance, said status of said appliance fluctuating with time;   a network connecting unit operable to perform communications with an external terminal through a network;   a status describing unit operable to produce a sentence written in human readable natural language on the basis of said status information, and to produce a status abstract written in a markup language by marking said sentence, said status abstract including external terminal readable operation script marked;   a data holding unit operable to store said status abstract, and   a transmission server unit operable to transmit said status abstract stored in said data holding unit in response to a data transmission request received through said network.   
     
     
         23 . An information transmitting device according to claim  1 , wherein
 said status describing unit adds identification information to said operation script to be executed by a terminal to ensure that said terminal is designated on the basis of said identification information.   
     
     
         24 . An information transmitting device according to claim  1 , wherein
 said status storage unit has schedule information indicating a plan of an operation to be performed by an appliance.   
     
     
         25 . An information acquiring terminal, comprising:
 a network connecting unit operable to perform communications with an external device through a network;   an information extracting unit operable to receive a status abstract from an information transmitting device of claim  1  through said network, and to extract a sentence written in human readable natural language and an operation script from said status abstract;   an information output unit operable to output said sentence; and   an operation script executing unit operable to execute said operation script.   
     
     
         26 . An information acquiring terminal according to claim  4 , which further comprises an identification information extracting and judging unit operable to extract, from said operation script, identification information to be used to designate a terminal, and to judge whether or not to identify a relevant terminal as a designated terminal on the basis of said identification information, wherein
 when said relevant terminal is identified as said designated terminal by said identification information extracting and judging unit, said operation information extracting and executing unit executes said operation script.   
     
     
         27 . An information acquiring terminal according to claim  4 , wherein
 said information output unit transfers said operation script extracted by said information extracting unit to a third terminal by using short distance communication means.   
     
     
         28 . An information distributing system, comprising:
 an information transmitting device including: a status storage unit operable to store status information indicating a status of an appliance, said status of said appliance fluctuating with time; a network connecting unit operable to perform communications with an external terminal through a network; a status describing unit operable to produce a sentence written in human readable natural language on the basis of said status information, and to produce a status abstract written in a markup language by marking said sentence, said status abstract including external terminal readable operation script; a data holding unit operable to store said status abstract, and a transmission server unit operable to transmit said status abstract stored in said data holding unit in response to a data transmission request received through said network, and   an information acquiring terminal including: a network connecting unit operable to perform communications with an external device through a network; an information extracting unit operable to receive a status abstract from an information transmitting device of claim  1  through said network, and to extract a sentence written in human readable natural language and an operation script from said status abstract; an information output unit operable to output said sentence; and an operation script executing unit operable to analyze said operation script extracted by said information extracting unit, to judge whether or not to allow a relevant terminal to execute said operation script, and to execute said operation script.   
     
     
         29 . An information distributing system according to claim  7 , which further comprises an identification information extracting and judging unit operable to extract, from and operation script, identification information to be used to designate a terminal, and to judge whether or not to identify said relevant terminal as a designated terminal on the basis of said identification information, wherein
 when said relevant terminal is identified as said designated terminal by said identification information extracting and judging unit, said operation information extracting and executing unit executes said operation script.   
     
     
         30 . An information distributing system according to claim  7 , wherein
 said status storage unit has schedule information indicating a plan of an operation to be performed by an appliance.